TheMuseum of Tomorrow(Portuguese:Museu do Amanhã) is ascience museumin the city ofRio de Janeiro,Brazil. It was designed by SpanishneofuturisticarchitectSantiago Calatrava,and built next to the waterfront at Pier Maua. Its construction was supported by the Roberto Marinho Foundation and cost approximately 230 millionreais.The building was opened on 17 December 2015, with PresidentDilma Rousseffin attendance.[1]

Museum of Tomorrow
Museu do Amanhã
Established17 December 2015Edit this on Wikidata
LocationPíer Mauá, BrazilEdit this at Wikidata
Coordinates22°53′39″S43°10′46″W/ 22.89413°S 43.1794°W/-22.89413; -43.1794
Area15,000 m2(160,000 sq ft)
ArchitectSantiago CalatravaEdit this on Wikidata
Websitemuseudoamanha.org.br
Museum of Tomorrow is located in Brazil
Museum of Tomorrow
Location of Museum of Tomorrow

One of the goals in building the museum was to strengthen the cultural and international identity of the city of Rio de Janeiro.[2]The Museum was presented as an icon of the reurbanization of the port area.[3]

Exhibitions

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The main exhibition takes visitors through five main areas:Cosmos,Earth,Anthropocene,Tomorrow, and Us via a number of experiments and experiences. The museum mixes science with an innovative design to focus on sustainable cities and an ecological world.[1]

The museum was part of the city's port area renewal for the2016 Summer Olympics.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ab"Museum of Tomorrow: a captivating invitation to imagine a sustainable world".The Guardian.17 December 2015.Retrieved21 December2015.
  2. ^Mercher, Leonardo (2013)."Museu de arte do Rio e Museu do Amanhã: Duas Ferramentas à paradiplomacia cultural do Rio de Janeiro".Anais Seminário Nacional de Pesquisa em Arte e Cultura Visual.Retrieved2017-09-23.
  3. ^Pio, Leopoldo Guilherme (2013-12-29)."Cultura, Patrimônio e Museu no Porto Maravilha".Revista Intratextos(in Portuguese).4(1): 8–26.doi:10.12957/intratextos.2013.8565.ISSN2176-6789.
  4. ^"Rio's flashy new Museum of Tomorrow overlooks a big problem of today".Washington Post.Retrieved2018-08-18.
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